Move aside Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, the sporting world has a new golden
couple to celebrate, step forward double world track cycling champion Becky
James and Wales's Six Nations star George North.

James has become the hottest property in British cycling after announcing her arrival in Minsk over the weekend where she won two gold medals in the keirin and sprint finals and became the first rider in British history to win four medals at a World Championships overall.

The 21 year-old was soon congratulated by her boyfriend on Twitter, who had earlier helped Wales earn a 26-9 win over Italy in Rome to keep Rob Howley's side in with a shout of retaining their Six Nations crown this year.

James had time to tweet: “Massive good luck today @George_North and the Welsh boys!! #6Nations #comeonewales!” before taking to the track and clinching her first gold medal of the weekend.

James, who is from Abergavenny, has been dating King's Lynn born North since 2011 but her relationship with the rugby star has been given the nod of approval by her father Dai.

“This is a really special time for Becky and we can’t wait to see her to celebrate properly with her and George," he said.

“Saturday’s performance for Becky was pretty spectacular but to do it again is just superb. It was a really tough race on Sunday but Becky was absolutely amazing.

“We are obviously quite close to George. His mother and father live in Anglesey and we often spend time together. He is an athlete and Becky is an athlete and that is why they are so good together. They are so dedicated and committed to their sports and that is what makes a difference.

“They both understand the pressures and when they are together they just like to absolutely chill out, and do nothing but catch up and watch the telly. To relax and not be in the limelight is just as important as anything else.”

North's team-mate Sam Warburton said North was the "happiest I've seen him" after James's success in Belarus while captain Ryan Jones wound up the winger on Twitter.

<noframe>Twitter: Ryan Jones - so <a href="http://www.twitter.com/George_North" target="_blank">@George_North</a> what's its like being the second best sports person in your relationship?! ð&Yuml;ð&Yuml;&oelig;</noframe>

Injury prevented James competing at the London 2012 Olympics, but her success in Minsk, where she also claimed two bronze medals to go with double gold, will make her a name to watch out for during the build up to Rio 2016.